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| Recruiting immigrants for long-term care nursing positions | | Author(s) | Reinhard Priester, James R Reinardy |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging & Social Policy, vol 15, no 4, 2003 |
| Pages | pp 1-20 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Immigrants ; Recruitment ; Nurses ; Nursing Auxiliary ; Nursing homes ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Recent immigrants and workers in foreign countries are two groups frequently identified as potential sources of new workers for nursing positions in US long-term care (LTC). Recruiting workers directly from other countries, either permanently or temporarily, is difficult because of restrictive visa classifications; is unlikely to impact significantly the worker shortage; and may have risks that outweigh the potential rewards. On the other hand, with targeted recruitment and retention efforts, the nation's rapidly growing immigrant population ("new Americans") can become an even more important source of labour for frontline LTC workers. To be successful employees in LTC, however, new Americans will have to overcome a variety of cultural and language barriers. Equally important, the institutions and agencies that comprise the LTC system must exhibit a higher level of sensitivity to cultural differences. Efforts to recruit, train and retain new Americans present win-win opportunities and should be expanded. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040308202 A |
| Classmark | TJ: WK6: QTE: QTE:4UA: LHB: 3F: 7T |
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